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Candy Industry Blog

Reveling with RCI in Asheville

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Alyse Thompson
Last June, Associate Editor Alyse Thompson only got a taste of what a Retail Confectioners International event entails. Fortunately — for her —  Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak had other obligations, so she covered RCI’s …
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Candy Manufacturers

Former ceo launches fundraising effort to save NECCO

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Alyse Thompson
A past president and ceo of New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO) has launched an initiative to save the Revere, Mass.-based manufacturer, which faces laying off nearly 400 employees if it …
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Industry Trends

Super-premium chocolate helps drive growth in U.S. chocolate market

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Alyse Thompson
American consumers may equally love chocolate, but not all chocolate is created equal. …
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Better-For-You Confections

ISM offers more of the good things

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Bernie Pacyniak
Certainly there were plenty of traditional sweets for candy lovers to sample and enjoy. Still, it was clear that more fruit, more indulgent chocolate, more whimsy, more intensity, more color …
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Processing

Sanders Candy steps up to high-speed automated pouch packaging

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After months of preparation, Sanders automated the mini bites packaging line with an advanced high-speed horizontal form/fill/seal pouch machine. …
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Healthy Additives

Medicated confections: Helping the medicine go down

Can medicated ingredients and confectionery applications join forces in a way that is healthy and happy, useful and tasty? Absolutely. …
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Chocolate Ingredients

Davis Chocolate expands from private label to branded items

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Alyse Thompson
Brent Davis, a veritable Wonka himself, founded Indiana's only bean-to-bar chocolate operation, Mishawaka-based Davis Chocolate. …

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